Computer radio with pre-defined configuration set

摘要

A computer with a software defined radio that can be configured based on a wireless technology specification. The computer may negotiate with a second computer that also includes a software defined radio to define a set of wireless technology specifications and trigger events indicating when each of the wireless technology specifications is to be used. As the computers communicate, if a trigger event occurs, both computers may reconfigure their software defined radios using a different specification in the set. By appropriately defining the wireless technology specifications in the set and the trigger events, the computers can operate with configurations that allow communication despite events that might otherwise disrupt communication between the computers.

主权项

1. A method of operating a first computing device having a configurable radio, the method comprising:
defining a plurality of configurations for communicating with a second computing device, wherein the defining comprises:
pre-negotiating with the second computing device, based on trigger detection capabilities of the first computing device:
the plurality of configurations, andat least one trigger for each configuration of the plurality of configurations,wherein the pre-negotiating includes receiving data from a server and/or from the second computing device, the data including:
a proposed set of configurations; andat least one trigger for each configuration of the proposed set of configurations; communicating with the second computing device via the configurable radio while the configurable radio is configured with a first configuration of the pre-negotiated plurality of configurations; in response to detection of the at least one trigger for a second configuration of the pre-negotiated plurality of configurations, configuring the configurable radio with the second configuration; and communicating with the second computing device via the configurable radio while the configurable radio is configured with the second configuration, wherein the pre-negotiated plurality of configurations are defined before detection of the at least one trigger for the second configuration.